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Monday, 5 June 2017

What To Eat On Meatless Monday

By: April + Michelle of Get Real Gurls

Meatless Monday is an international campaign to help people reduce their meat consumption by 15% and to improve personal health along with the health of the planet. It’s an easy way to do your part and it makes meal planning for the week easy peasy!

What are some of the benefits of eating less meat?

1) For Heart Health – Vegetarian proteins have less saturated fat than meat and more fibre.

2) For Preventing Cancer – High meat diets have been linked to increased risk of certain types of cancers like colon cancer.

3) For The Environment – Producing meat is expensive and uses up a lot of energy and water. It takes 1,800 – 2,500 gallons of water to make 1 lb of beef.

4) For Your Wallet – Vegetarian alternatives like beans, soy and tofu often cost less than meat.

Going meatless is easy. Here are some ideas to get you going:

* Swap meat burgers for homemade bean burgers

* Stir fry tofu and veggies and add to brown rice for a quick supper. Buy extra firm tofu and cook just like you would chicken. See this recipe for Vegetarian Bibimbap Bowls for an easy Meatless Monday